O’Donnell Police Jail

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The O’Donnell Police Jail is located at 608 4Th Street in O’Donnell, TX and is a medium security police department jail operated by the O’Donnell Police Department.

This page will tell you information about everything related to the O’Donnell Police Jail, such as how to find out who’s in jail at the O’Donnell Police Jail, the jail’s address and phone number, booking and intake procedures, court information and records, and more.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you info that you need to make helping someone get out of jail easier. If you have questions, feel free to ask it, and any tips or comments that could be a benefit to others would be welcome.

O’Donnell Police Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The O’Donnell Police Jail Inmate Lookup is a list of individuals who have been arrested and are in custody, which includes status, and visiting hours. Also, you can find info about anybody arrested and booked or released in the past 24 hours. Inmates are shown in alphabetical order by last name. You can locate their arrest information more quickly if you have your friend or family member’s first and last name, birth date, or inmate ID Number.

O’Donnell Police Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The jail intake process at the O’Donnell Police Jail is made up of each of the following steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If the jail is really busy, you will have to wait a while to get processed.

First you will answer some questions, such as your full name, address, birth date and an emergency contact person, and also, you will also be asked about your mental and medical history. Next, you will be issued an inmate ID and you will be fingerprinted. Then, Any property you have will be taken from you and stored until you get discharged from jail.

You will be allowed to use the phone so you can call a family member, friend, or loved-on.

If you are expected to be released shortly, they will let you wear your street clothes, otherwise you will be issued a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you post bail, you will get discharged from jail. This process takes from 10 minutes to quite a few hours. So, the faster bail is posted, the quicker you will be released. It also depends on whether you have a cash bond or if a magistrate must decide on the amount of bail to be set. For lesser charges, you will be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you have completed your jail sentence and have a date of your release, plan to be discharged anywhere between the hours of 9am and 12pm.

O’Donnell Police Jail Visitation

The inmate must provide each visitor’s name to the O’Donnell Police Jail in advance. Your visitors will be entered into a Visiting log for the requesting inmate. Every visitor will be required to provide proof of identification. Anyone arriving late or that is not an approved visitor will not be able to attend visitation.

The O’Donnell Police Jail visitation procedures change often, so we suggest that you call the official O’Donnell Police Jail at 806-428-3344 before you go.

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Visitation Rules

In order to visit an inmate at the O’Donnell Police Jail you must first be added to their visitation list.

Make sure to take your valid driver’s license or government issued ID when you go to visit because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No mobile phones are allowed at O’Donnell Police Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons under must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. This kind of visitation is not going to be approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is a family member of the inmate, they must be accompanied by an adult family member or guardian to include a member of the inmate’s extended family. If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is not a family member of the inmate, this visitor must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Sending Mail to Inmates

This is what you need to know about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the O’Donnell Police Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the O’Donnell Police Jail is always searched and inspected for contraband that might threaten the security, safety or well-being of the facility, its staff, and inmates. Inmates can only receive metered, unstamped, plain white postcards no larger than 4″ x 6″ as mail. The writing on the postcard has to be in pencil or blue or black ink. If it has a stamp on it, it will get returned. If you write in green ink, then it will get returned. If you send any other kind of mail will be returned to the sender. If there is no return address on it, then the unauthorized mail will be stored in the inmate’s locker until the inmate gets release.

Do not include any of these things in the mail that you send to an inmate: any kind of threat to jail order, any description of the manufacture of weapons, bombs, incendiary devices, or tools for escape; do not encourage or advocate any kind of violence, hate speech, or racial or ethnic supremacy. Inmates are not allowed to write to other inmates.

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Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the O’Donnell Police Jail. This includes sending money for to spend in the commissary, sending regular mail or photos, sending money for phone calls, and even postcards.

This page covers everthing you need to know about the O’Donnell Police Jail to help you follow these procedures and guidelines. If you have questions, or there is something that you were looking for, but did not find, please contact us using the contact link in the site menu.

Public Records

Warrant Inquiry

If you have an outstanding warrant, you can check arrest warrants on the Lynn County jail website or call the jail. This requires a first and last name. Or, you can just go the jail in person and ask them. You should be clear that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and their arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, go there in person, or check online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and the information is freely available.

Court Records

Court Records are public records. They include a court case file containing a court docket and all of the documents filed in the court case. You can access the court records online, or at Clerk of Court office in the county where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of people’s criminal background. These online databases are all linked and you can track criminal convictions from other states. You are able to go to courthouse and check in person, or check online. You must know which county the crime occured in, and if the crime was in a different state, you might have to pay for a more intensive search.

A criminal records search you can find out if a person has ever been arrested, charged or convicted for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug offenses, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes like assault or murder, or theft.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to O’Donnell Police Jail inmates are always changing, so we suggest that you check the O’Donnell Police Jail website when you send funds to an inmate there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at O’Donnell Police Jail

You will have your own ‘bank account’ while in jail. This money is used to purchase items from the Commissary. Family and friends can deposit money into this account for you, and any money you earn while in prison will also be deposited into your account. Outside money can be paid in to your account via a money order, cash or check. If someone sends a check or money order, make sure that they write your inmate ID on it. The maximum amount you are allowed in your account is $290 per month.

Guidelines For Sending Money To An Inmate

Before you send any money you should find out what online money transfer companies the jail your inmate is incarcerated in uses. The exact method that the O’Donnell Police Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at 806-428-3344 to get the current payment method.

You may be required to be on the inmate’s visitation list in order to send them money, and be aware that they may have a limit on how much you deposit at one time, like $200-300 at a time, or a limit on how much money may be in the inmate’s account at one time.

Some of the money transfer firms being used by various facilities include JPay, MoneyGram, AccessCorrections, OffenderConnect, Touchpayonline, JailATM, WU, smartdeposit, and tigercommissary.

If an inmate has fines or are required to pay restitution then they will be subject to garnishment of their commissary/trust account. If the inmate has a garnishment, then money to pay them will be taken from the inmate’s bank account. In some cases it may be a percentage or the entire amount of the obligation, but the actual percentage depends on the circumstances. We recommend that inmates talk to the counselor at their facility and try to find out. You can also try to make an arrangement so that only a percentage of your commissary funds are taken, instead of all your funds take at one time.

Commissary

The commissary is the O’Donnell Police Jail store. You can purchase a number of things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Bear in mind that you will probably want to use the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that the inmate can purchase if they have sufficient funds in their trust account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, as well as personal hygiene products such as soap, shampoo, and disposable razors for shaving. The commissary also sells other things like books and magazines, televisions and radios, playing cards, headphones, MP3 players, and electronic tablets. They also sell everything need to write home to family, friends, and loved ones: paper, envelopes, and stamps. If an inmate is indigent and cannot afford paper and stamps, the jail will provide these things to an inmate who has not had any money in their commissary account for at least 30 days.

Phone Calls & Phone Usage Policy

Phone calls that inmates are allowed to make from the O’Donnell Police Jail are made through a jail approved pre-paid phone account or phone card . Phone calls made in jail are much pricier than phone calls made outside of jail. There are certain restrictions about how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind lots of people want to use the phone – so you have to share. If you break the jail rules, phone calls might get cut back or forbidden.

Phone Number: 806-428-3344

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at every facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits these phone service providers make from all inmate phone calls are shared with the facility, so there is no incentive for the jail or the counselors at the facility to show inmates or their family how to save money on inmate phone calls at the O’Donnell Police Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two types of prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following three factors will determine how much an inmate phone call will cost: Where you are located; Where your inmate is located, What type of phone number you have.

For example, if your inmate is in federal prison, if you get a new local number then this will decrease your inmate’s phone call rate from $.21 per minute to only $.06 per minute.

For state prisons and local jails figuring out how to lower your inmates phone charges is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date with all of the changes that affect your inmate’s rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you a lot of money on how much it costs you to call your inmate. There are some prisons or jails where we won’t be able to save you money on your inmate calls, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail has set their phone call rates so high that nobody will be able to save you money.

For more detailed information on how to save on inmate calls at O’Donnell Police Jail, click the link below.

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